Rack.



I'. H. HIGBY.

HACK. l APPLICATION man my 15, 1915.

' Patented J uly 18, 1916:

Hagi? JOHN H. RIG-BY, OF GLASS, TENNSSEE.

RACK.

AppIicationled July 15, 1915.

To all zlwm t may concern:

Be it known'that l, .Toux H. RIGBY, a citizen of the l[hiited States, residing at Glass, in the county of Obion and State of 'l`ennessee, have invented certan new and useful Improvements in Racks, ot'wvhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved rack and the principal object ot' the invention is to providel a rack which can be placed in a kitchen and used for holding cooking utensils such as pots and pans, the pots and pans being so held as to prevent them from coming in contact with the wall oit' the kitchen and soiling the Vall. l

Another object et' the invention is to provide a rack which will be braced by 'the devices for preventing the pots and pans from engaging the.w'all ot' the kitchen.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rack which will be very easy and cheap to make and which will be very strong and durable and not liable to easily break or come to pieces.

'.lhis invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a wiew showing the. improved rack in iront elevation, and' Fig. l is a view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.V

The side bal-s1() of this rack are provided with openings through which the screws or other 'fastenerslll may pass to removably connect the rack with the wall 1Q. ot the. kitchen. The cross bars 13 have Itheir end portions reduced and fitted into cutouts.

formed in the 'securingstrips 14 fitting against the end bars l() and secured there to by means ot' screws or other fasteners 15. These, cross bars and the securing strips 14 carry hooks 16 which are ot' the ordinary type used in connection with clipboard shelves, coat racks and the like. Thel brackets 17 which are secure-d to the upper ends ol? the securing strips 14 support the shelf 15% which serves asa support -for dish covers or l'or any other purpose desired. llooks l) are providci'l so that pans may be. hung from this shelf. llt is desired to brace this rack and tlwrelore the rods Q() have been Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1916.

Serial No. 40,103.

bent to form penetrating prongs driven into the side strips 10. It should be noted that if desired the ends of the bracing rods may be ot'- suificient le ngth to pass entirely` through the side bars and thus provide ad ditional means for securing the rack to the wall. In order to give the bracing rods additional resiliency they are bent at points intermediate their length to form the springs 2l. lVhen'in use this rack is secured to the kitchen wall as shown in the drawings and the pots and pans can be suspended from the various hooks. These pans would naturally have a tendency to swing in toward the Wall and therefore the rods 20 have been provided. As the pans swing` in toward the .wall they will engage the rods and will thus be stopped in their inward movement and will be held in such a position that water dripping from the potsy and pans will not fall upon the wall. It should be noted that a relatively heavy pan can be suspended from the hooks and even if permitted to strike the rods- 20 violently these rocks will not be bent or broken since they are resilient and will thus take up the blow'. They further serve as bracing means for holding the Irack in the desired state and for preventing it from coming to pieces. A very strong and durable and serviceable 'ack has there* fore. been provided. i

lVhat is claimed is A rack comprising side bars, cross bar extending between said side bars, snpporting means carried by said cross bars, and resilient abutment rods extending beneath said sol cross bars and bent intermediate their length to provide spring elements and having their end portions connected with the side bars,-

said abutment rods constituting bracing means :for the side hars to hold the same in tight engagement with said cross bars.

.ln testimony whereof I affix my signature iu presence o't' two witnesses.

' JOHN H. RIGBY.

lVitnesscs:

(l. ll. Uronuaen, WV. l. (imm-nw. 

